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Pastor Paul (16:06)

That's a miracle. That's a God dream. This is a God dream. But God dreams are tested. John 10:10. Jesus says, the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. And what's going to happen in Joseph's dreams is that the enemy is going to come to try to steal his dream. Let me talk to you for a moment about dream stealers. Some of the dream stealers that show up in Joseph's life and that will show up in our lives are delays. So the enemy will hit you with delays. If he can't. If he can't get you frustrated to give up on the dream with the delays, he'll hit you with distractions. Like when Nehemiah was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and rebuilding the city that was in ruins. He sends Tobias and Sand Ballot and they try to distract him. Like, come down from that wall. You shouldn't love Israel, you shouldn't love Jerusalem. And so there was distractions to give up on the dream. And the enemy is in no hurry to take your life out if he can just take your dream out. So he'll hit you. And if he can't distract you, he'll discourage you. He'll discourage you. The Bible calls the devil the accuser of the brethren. So he'll hit you with accusations. You're unworthy, you're too young, you're unqualified, you're the wrong person. You're not even the right sibling birth order to have a dream. You don't have enough money, nobody likes you, Joseph, everybody's mad at you. And so he'll hit you with discouraging words. And what is the devil trying to do? He's trying to steal your dream. He'll get you to feel numb. So you're physically here, but you're mentally checked out. You're physically like your body is at the dinner table, but your mind and emotions are checked out. You are mentally and emotionally disengaged. You've died on the inside. You're still breathing, but you're not here. How many people in the church have stopped dreaming? How many people in your family have stopped dreaming? Paula can't afford to dream. We're just trying to survive right now. AI is about to take all of our jobs and I'm just trying to make it. And by the way, God never builds dreams with fear. He builds dreams with faith. This is an hour for the church to rise up with faith. But what the devil will try to do is stir up fear, anxiety, despising your dream, a loss of hope, pain. You've buried someone. Just because you buried someone doesn't mean you have to bury your dream. Just because, like Joseph lost his mom. How painful is that? A 17 year old loses his mom. Rachel died two chapters before this when Joseph was like 11 years old. He loses his mom. And when you lose your mom, that's a painful thing. When I lost my dad, I mean, it was painful. Burying my dad was painful. I'm so thankful my mom is still alive, sitting on the front row and she is Cheering me on, I mean, so grateful for the legacy of my mom and dad. I wouldn't be here today without her. But you think about how the devil tries to ride on the disappointments and the pain of life all to steal your dream. It gets you comparing your life. Well, you don't have what he has, you don't have what she has, you don't have enough. And all of these are sent to try to steal the dream. Why do you need a God dream? Why does all of us, why does God want all of us in this room to be dreaming with him? A God dream gives life to something that was once dead or, or dormant in your life. God wants to give a prophetic vision and revelation that stirs up life on the inside of you. God's dream gives boldness to be who God made you to be. When you get a dream from God, it gives you an extra level of confidence and boldness. God's dream gives purpose to the pain that you walk through. People who have a vision, a dream from God are able to endure a whole lot more pain and trials because they see something they're moving to towards. God's dream gives grace for whatever you face. God's dream gives creativity to supersede the circumstances. One thing we learned from Joseph's story is that God starts dreaming with Joseph about how to save the world in a famine. And it stirs up innovation, it stirs up ingenuity, it stirs up creativity. Joseph starts figuring out ways to save to prepare for the seven years where the whole world is, is going to be coming to knock on his door to find food. By the way, the dream that God has for you is not just about you. It's about the people that God wants to reach through you. Like these teenagers that are going on a mission trip. It's a dream for some of them to go on their first mission strip. It's been a dream for some of them to get to this place. But the dream is not just about you. The dream is about what God wants to do through you. The dream is bigger than you ever say. The dream is bigger than you. God's dream gives hope during hollow, slow and difficult days. God's dream gives value to his unique calling on your life. Whether you are a janitor, a mechanic, an engineer, a teacher, a coach, a pastor, a stay at home mom, stay at home dad, Whatever you do, God wants you to do it with a dream in your heart that this is not just a job, this is a ministry. This is an assignment. This is a Ministry, mission. God's dream gives provision to you and through you. So as Joseph is getting these dreams from God, it kind of begs the question, how do I get a dream from God? How do you get a dream from God? Six questions to ask yourself. How to find God's dream for you? How do you find God's dream for your life? Number one, you should ask yourself, am I seeking God? You can't get a dream from God if you're not seeking God. Like that's the first step is start seeking God. The fact that you're at church is a sign that you're like man. I want to know God. I want to know God's plan for my life. I want to hear his voice. I want to spend time in worship. I want to open up my Bible and my journal. And I want the Holy Spirit to speak to me. Are you seeking God? The second question to ask yourself in finding God's dream for your life is, have I asked God what his dream is for my life? It sounds so simple, but it's a question that very few people sit down and ask. Then listen, God, what is your dream for my life? What do you want to do with my life? How do you want to use me in my teenage years? How do you want to use me in my 20s? What do you want to do through me in my 30s? Have I sat down and asked that question? Number three, what has God gifted me to do? What are the gifts and the talents that God has put? There are gifts and talents in this room that are so unique. There are things that God has gifted you to do that I could never do, that will build his journey church in ways that I could never build, that will advance his kingdom in ways I could never advance. Someone asked me this last week. They said, do you think Elon Musk is the greatest leader of our generation? I said, no. I said, I think he's probably one of the richest. But don't confuse riches for great leadership. Don't confuse titles for great leadership. There are people who carry title like president, CEO, billionaire. That doesn't mean that they are a model for healthy, integral leadership. The way God looks at leadership is, are they living for God? Are they carrying characteristics that resemble the heart of Jesus for their generation? Just because someone makes a ton of money doesn't mean that they are the model for leadership. And so God has anointed many of you in this room to do what Elon Musk is doing, but to do it with a heart for Jesus and to share God's Love and to be creative and to and be unique and have witty ideas and inventions that could change the world. God was dreaming with Joseph. God wants to dream with you. Number four. The fourth question to ask yourself is, what makes my heart sing? What wakes you up? I remember sitting as a kid watching this movie called Hercules. Y' all remember Hercules zero to hero, just like that. And there was this one moment in Hercules, I'm sitting there and I was like really into it. And this guy, he comes walking through the fields and he's like, I have often dreamed of a far off place where a hero's welcome will be waiting for me. I'm gonna keep singing. I forget the rest of the words. I will find my way. I can go the distance. I'll be there someday if I can be strong. I know how I picked way too high of a key to sing this song into. But here's the point. Here's the point, y'.

Worship Leader (24:09)

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Pastor Paul (24:10)

Hercules understood there was a dream inside of him that was worth going the distance for. And I'm sitting there and I go, God, I want a dream that is worth going the distance every mile and the extra miles. See, when you have a dream from God, it gives you a reason to keep living. There are so many people that are just surviving, but God wants you to thrive. God wants you to be fully alive with a dream that he puts in your heart. And this begs the question, what makes your heart sing? What gets you out of bed? What makes you passionate number five? What breaks my heart, what makes me cry, what makes me mad, what makes me hurt? When you see foster kids aging out of the foster care system, when you see teenagers struggling addicted to pornography, Paul, it breaks my heart seeing how many

Congregation Member (24:59)

15, 14 year old boys are addicted to pornography.

Pastor Paul (25:02)

Good. I'm glad it breaks your heart because that's what God has anointed you to do, to go and mentor those teenagers to go serve in the youth group. Paul, it breaks my heart seeing no volunteer serving in the children's church we need. Instead of just talking about what breaks your heart, get involved with what breaks your heart. Because that's the God dream. The God dream is connected to what breaks your heart. Paul, Breaks my heart seeing people trafficked and sold into child trafficking, that's the God dream. God's stirring a dream. And you know, Paul, it breaks my heart seeing people not be able to go on missions because they don't have enough money. And if more business people walked in generosity, we could pay off that $13,000 like, good, that's What God's trying to do, he's trying to birth a God dream in your heart. Rather than sit around complaining about what other people need to do. The thing that makes you cry is the thing that God created you for. God says that's the dream. Here comes the dreamers. And then number six. How can I use my gifts, my resources and my passion to meet the need that's breaking my heart? Joseph's dream was big. Joseph's dream was going to save the world, but it first had to go through a process. Dreams have to go through a process of development. Dreams have to not just be tested, but dreams have to be protected in the process. How do you protect your dream when there's so many people trying to kill your dream, trying to steal your dream? You protect your dream through prayer. There's something powerful about prayer that when I begin to pray in my known language and in the spirit, when I pray, I'm not just praying for what I know right now. I'm praying. Lord, I pray this over my kids every day because my kids are part of the dream. So I'm going, God, I pray, Lord, that you would help today be a great day for Liam, Benaiah, Mack, Ellie, John and God. I pray, Lord, that you would lead us and direct our steps. And God, I pray we would be in the right place. Lord, I pray that we would be clothed with the full armor of God, a helmet of salvation, breastplate. Lord, I pray that you would protect us today, that your angels watch over us. By the way, are you praying over your life? Prayer is powerful. Prayer is one of the greatest weapons in the church and so many people. We would rather spend time scrolling on social media, mindlessly wasting our time than spending time in prayer, which actually builds up your spirit. Friends, we should spend less time scrolling and more time praying, more time kneeling, more time in his presence. This is where dreams are protected. This is where dreams are birthed. This is where dreams are shaped. This is where dreams are cultivated. So not just through prayer, but through discernment. Who do you tell? Be careful telling everyone. I remember one time God gave me a dream the night my dad passed away. I shared it with my wife and she goes, don't tell anyone else. I said, why? She goes, I don't want you to be sold as a slave to Egypt like Joseph. Keep that dream to yourself. She was looking out for me. Because not every dream is meant to be shared with everyone all the time. You're not supposed to just post every dream on TikTok on Instagram. Whatever, Facebook, like God wants you to keep that. There's times where you need to keep that dream inside and then you need to keep that dream at the altar. Bring that dream to the altar. Say, God, this is yours to cultivate. And so we protect our dream through prayer, through discernment, and through our words speaking life. By the way, don't just speak life over your dreams, speak life over other people's dreams. When other people share a dream with you, don't go, well, that's never going to happen. You'll never get married. You miss the window. You'll never have kids. Kids, you'll never be a millionaire. Like, you'll never start that company, you'll never build that ministry. That'll never happen. Like, those words hurt and they stay with people for a long time. Bullying is at an all time high in our nation right now. Why add to the criticism? Some people go, well, I don't want to encourage someone because I'm going to build up their ego. I don't want Joseph getting a big head thinking he's really a great leader. People have enough critics in their life. People need encouragers. Which leads me to my next point. Your dream needs a dream team. Your dream needs a dream team. Who is the dream team? The dream team are a group of people in your life that are going to help you fulfill the dream that God has for you. So your dream team is going to be made up of encouragers. These are people that will just speak life into what God is speaking. They're going to speak hope. They're not going to try to critique and do all. They're just going to encourage. They're going to speak life. And then you need prayer. Prayer partners. I want to be a prayer partner for your dream. If you will bring your dream to the altar at victory, I will pray with you. If you go, Paul, I am praying to get married one day. I'm praying. We're praying to have kids. We've been told by doctors we'll never. I'm praying that I'll get a college scholarship to oru. Good, give me like, let me pray with your dream. There is power in the, the agreement of prayer. And so if I can get agreement with you if you come in, Paul, I'm starting a company. I'm about to launch this new product. I'm about to get the patent on this. Like, we've got people in our church that are inventing stuff and it's crazy and I love that I get to be a part of praying with them. To be a part of seeing that dream come to pass. Your dream needs prayer partners, and your dream needs encouragers, and your dream needs mentors. These are people who can give you wisdom, and they will rebuke you at times in a healthy way, like Joseph's dad. It's interesting. When Joseph says his second dream, his dad looks at him, he says, joseph, I rebuke you. I rebuke you. He says, this dream that you had, are you sure? Like, but. And his brothers hated Joseph for the dream. But the Bible says in verse 11, his father kept the dream in his heart. His father held on to what his son was saying. In other words, he said, I think you got something. I think God's given you a dream, but I think it's going to need to be vetted and tested and protected and laid at the altar. And you need to be developed, Joseph, because the way the dream's coming out right now is coming out very immature. But I do believe God has something for you. I'm thankful for the fathers in my life that pull me to the side and go, paul, I love you. I love what's stirring in your heart. But the way it's coming out, the way that you're going about it, there's better. I've seen pitfalls connected to this. There's people who've walked the path. And then the fourth part of the dream team is the church. And I'm so thankful for Victory Church because this is a place where dreams can be. Y', all. This is like the dream house right here. This is the place where dreams can be built, prayed over, launched, where broken dreams can be restored, where broken hearts can be healed. This is like. This is the place where community, accountability, the word of God, faith, the presence of God, worship and prayer, it all culminates in you fulfilling the dream that God has for you. And so Joseph is with his dad, it says in verse 12. And his dad told him, he said, listen, your brothers have gone to take care of the flocks. And Jacob says to Joseph in verse 13, I want you to go and help your brothers. I'm sending you to serve. I'm sending you to serve. These words would echo in Joseph's mind for the rest of his life. I've been sent to serve. I've been sent to serve. Dominican Republic I've been sent to serve the teenagers of Victory. I've been sent to serve the children of this house. I've been sent. Everybody say, I've been sent to serve. Friends, the greatest title we will ever get is not well done, Thou good and faithful CEO. Well done, Thou good and faithful mother or father. Those are great titles. The greatest title you will ever get is not well done, thou good and faithful pastor or coach or teacher or husband or wife. The greatest title is well done. Now good and faithful servant. I've been sent. Everybody say, I've been sent to serve. So he says, I want you to go and serve your brothers. Check up on them, see what they need. Help them out as Joseph is going to serve. As Jesus was sent to the world to serve, Joseph didn't realize he was walking into a trap. It was a set setup. And so Joseph is heading to go and serve his brothers. And it says in verse 18, when the brothers of Joseph saw him coming, before he even reached them, they begin to plot how they could kill their brother. This is the ultimate act of hatred and jealousy. In verse 19, they said, Here comes that dreamer. Come on now, brothers. In verse 20, let's kill him. Let's throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we'll see what comes of his dreams. My last set of points. I know I've given you like a hundred points today, but let me. Let me give you my last set of points. Dreams must be tested. And the test of your dreams will determine if the dreams really are from God. They must be tested by prayer. They must be tested by the word of God. They must be tested by wise counsel. And probably the biggest one that we see in the story of Joseph. His dreams must be tested by adversity. Greatness is not developed in a day. Greatness is developed daily. Big destinies require big character. And big character has to go through big adversity first. Peter, chapter one says, do not be surprised by the fiery trials that have come against you. These trials have come to prove the genuineness of. Of your faith. Joseph, Paul, the trials you're walking through are a part of the process to fulfilling the dream. Every God dream will be tested with adversity. And while you walk through this adversity, Ashley, can I borrow your wedding ring for a second? Will you give it up for my beautiful wife? Ashley? I love you so much. You're amazing. So this. This diamond right here, look like this when it was first discovered. A diamond in the rough is rough. A diamond in the rough has not gone through the process that's going to make it shiny and pretty and beautiful. Pearls before they're pearls. There's this intense process for diamonds and pearls, for anything that's going to be beautiful. It goes through a process. And diamonds have to go through a cutting process, a heat, a very intense heat, high pressure, high density that then begins to cultivate and sharpen and form the diamond that we see today. And in the same way God says, I'm shaping your character and I'm preparing you. These trials have come to prove the genuineness of the dream that I've placed inside you. And little did Joseph know that he was about to go go into the school of adversity, the school of brokenness. Very few students enroll in this school. But those who do go on to be kings and leaders, like Joseph and David. Those who do go on to be disciples of Jesus, like Peter, James and John. Those who enroll into the school of adversity, the school of brokenness. They say, God, I don't believe you sent the pain, but I believe you're using the pain to prepare in me a character and integrity, a heart that is completely dependent on you. God, I'm not perfect, but I want you to purify my heart. Make me more like you. Joseph was learning in this moment while his brothers grabbed him. In verse 23, they grabbed Joseph and they stripped him of his robe. One of the brothers tried to stop it. He. He said, don't, don't kill him. Just throw him in a pit. Don't kill him, just throw him in a pit. They strip him of his robe, they throw him into the cistern. The Bible says that the brothers, they literally were mocking him. Hey, dreamer, let's see what happens now. As they're mocking him, they strip him of his robe, they throw him in a pit. And the cistern was empty and there was no water in it. Joseph was at the bottom of a 30 foot empty water well. Verse 25, as they sat to eat their meal. This is so crazy. They're eating a meal when they just betrayed their brother. They're eating a meal right after they committed such a heinous act. And this is what sin does. Sin hardens your heart, so you sit down to eat a burger. Right after you betrayed your wife, right after you betrayed your husband, right after you betrayed your parents, right after you looked at that junk, right after you did that stuff. You just go and sit down and have a sandwich. And like, this is what sin does. Sin messes us up. What's crazy is the same ones who betrayed him will one day come knocking on his door for mercy. And this is the good news of the New Testament. Even though we betray Jesus, Jesus still shows up to forgive us and give us grace. How many are thankful for the mercy and the grace of God? His mercies are new every morning. So they're sitting down, having a meal, and all of a sudden the Ishmaelite travelers come walking by as their brother is screaming in a cistern and they're eating sandwiches. And Judah, who would one day produce Jesus out of his tribe, would come David, Solomon, and then Joseph and Mary and Jesus. Judah says, hey, what will we gain if we just kill our brother and cover up our crime? Sell him. Let's sell him for silver. Judas sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. They sold Joseph for 20 pieces of silver. And so they sell him. And the brothers agree this is a good idea. So when the merchants came by, they sold their brother for silver. And then when Reuben came back, he said, where is Joseph? And they told him what happened. And then they got an idea. Here's what we're gonna do. We're gonna take Joseph's rope, the robe, the coat that made us so angry with him and frustrated with him, and we're gonna dip it in goat's blood. And then they take it to their father. And this is what the devil does. They don't tell a lie, but they present false evidence. They say, dad, is this Joseph's coat? And look at the blood that's on his coat. And we found it somewhere, right? And the father starts assuming, and they're going, yes, yes, yes. They're trying to lead him into misinformation. The devil knows the truth about you, but he tries to present half truths, false evidence, to say, you know you sinned. You know you're cursed for that sin. You know you're unworthy. What the devil doesn't realize is that once you wake up to the reality that you are the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus, what he did on that cross, the devil has no power with his false evidence that he has brought against you. But he waves that bloody coat. He tried to do this to Peter after Peter denied Jesus. And the rooster crowed three times, cock a doodle doo. The devil was waving that bloody coat. You're unworthy, Peter.

Congregation Member (39:33)

The dream is over.

Pastor Paul (39:35)

Your ministry is dead.

Congregation Member (39:37)

Joseph is dead.

Pastor Paul (39:39)

There's no future for you, Peter. You're done for. As Jacob is holding this blood coat, assuming it's all over, his ministry is over. Joseph is over. His hopes of the family all sitting together one day around the family table and having a beautiful meal together and holding his grandkids. It's all over.

Congregation Member (39:57)

It's Dead.

Pastor Paul (39:58)

And he weeps with this coat. Which coat will you carry in 2026? Which garment will you wear? Isaiah 61 says that he's given us the power to trade our garment of heaviness for a garment of praise. You don't have to carry that coat of depression. You don't have to carry that coat of hopelessness. You don't have to carry that. You don't have to bury your blessing just because you buried someone you loved. And by the way, stop having funerals for dreams that aren't dead. Stop having funerals for dreams that are not dead. Jacob is weeping over a dead son for 22 years. Jacob believes his son is dead 22 years. He actually tells his sons. He goes, don't comfort me. I don't want your comfort. I'm going to grieve till the day that I die. This is where I will stay for the rest of my life. I'm gonna hold this coat and I'm gonna live in despair and grief. And I'll never get married again. And I'll never have happiness again. And I'll never be joyous. I'm never gonna live the dream because it's done. How many people have given up on their future believing false evidence? The enemy wants you convinced. It's over. Joseph is dead. Joseph is dead. So while Jacob is having a funeral for a dream that's not dead, Joseph is in a caravan. I love this in the next verse, verse 36. This is maybe my favorite verse in the whole chapter. Meanwhile. Everybody say meanwhile. I love the movies where you think the main character is dead, but they're not really dead. Like in the movie Lion King, when Simba, like everyone at Pride Rock, thinks he's dead, but then Nala discovers he's not dead, right? And, like, Rafiki's like, you gotta go back. You gotta go face scar. And then Simba comes back and everyone's like, what? He's not dead. He's not dead.

Congregation Member (41:50)

He's alive.

Pastor Paul (41:51)

And then the movie the Count of Mon Cristo, when they. When the Count, they think he's been, like, exiled, he's dead, he's done. But then he comes back. I love those movies when the main character, like Marcus Aurelius on Gladiator. I know, I'm a movie guy. When Marcus Aurelius resurfaces through the hole and he ends up in the arena with the emperor. How many all know what I'm talking about. Or like when they buried Jesus in a tomb for three days and they said he's dead.

Congregation Member (42:14)

He's dead. He's dead. But on the third day. Come on. Joseph is not dead. Jesus is not dead. The story is not over. Your dream is not dead. Your ministry is not. Come on.

Pastor Paul (42:26)

Stand to your feet. All over this place, everybody say, the dream is not dead. The dream is not dead. I imagine Joseph right here in his mind. He's like, what is happening? What's happening to my dreams? He doesn't have his coat anymore. He now knows his brothers wanted to kill him the whole time. He now knows how bad they hated him. He's been sold as a slave in Joseph's mind. Please don't miss this most important part. I promise I'll dismiss you just a few minutes. In Joseph's mind, he has taken 10 steps away from his dream. In his mind, his dream was supposed to happen in that location with that family, with. With everyone there. And now he's being trafficked as a slave. He's a human. This is human trafficking. He's being trafficked as a slave to Egypt. In his mind, he's going backwards from the dream. Where? Those of you that know the Bible, where does Joseph end up becoming second in command next to Pharaoh, right? And where do his brothers come asking for help? The very country that he is headed to. Thinking that this is a backward step in his dream is exactly where God needed him to be. Everything you're walking through this is a word for someone in this room. Tulsa may not have been on your map, but it's on God's map. Victory Church may not have been on your map, but it's on God's map. This season of your life may not be what you thought your dream was supposed to look like, but God goes, this is exactly it, Joseph. This is exactly where I needed you to be for such a time as this, Esther. For such a. Like, God is positioning you. I know it looks like a setback, but it's a setup for a comeback. It's a setup for a. This setback is a setup for a comeback. The world's not ready to see the sons and daughters of God revealed. And so Joseph had to hold on to hope. And I want us just to bow our heads and close our eyes. I want to pray for people in the room. I want this altar to be an altar for people. You need hope. You need faith. You need healing. You need to dream with God again. Some of y' all have felt heartbroken. Some of you have walked through adversity that has caused you to stop dreaming, to stop holding on, to A dream. Some of you have lost that passion in your eye that you used to have about life. You're physically here, but you are mentally and emotionally numb. You have become complacent. And God is trying to wake up the dreamers today. He's trying to awaken the Josephs in the church. He's saying 2026 is not a year to sleep. This is not a year to just slumber. This is. This is not a year to give up on the. This is not a year to settle for mediocrity, to settle for laziness, to settle for complacency. This is a year to contend for the dream. This is a year to dare to dream with God. A dream that would impact the nations. Oh, Lord, I pray that Victory Church would raise up mighty men and women of God, young and old, that your young men and your young women and your old men and your old women

Congregation Member (45:46)

would dream dreams and. And have visions from God and walk

Pastor Paul (45:51)

in their prophetic anointing for such a time as this. I don't know who I'm preaching to, but I just said someone in the room. This is for you. And if God is speaking to you today, right now, would you just lift your hand up? God's talking to you. It's time to get your hope up. It's time to dream with him. It's time to walk in the prophetic dreams and anointing and the gifts that he's placed inside you. It's time to hear from God. What is he speaking to you in this season, for this hour, this generation. Generation. And secondly, you're here today and you say, paul, I need prayer. I need prayer. There are dreams in my heart that I have stopped dreaming, but I want to pull them back out. I want the Holy Spirit to awaken. In fact, if you raised your hand or you wanted to raise your hand, come and leave your seat, meet me at the altar. Let's just have a moment with God right now. Let's have a march moment with God. This is your moment. Bring your dreams to the altar. Bring your broken dreams to the altar. And let's cheer on brave men, brave women, young guys, young girls, moms and

Congregation Member (46:43)

dads, grandparents, grandmas, grandpas, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. God says, I want you to dream for your family. I want you to dream for your legacy. I want you to dream for your business. I want you to dream for your city. I want you to dream for the nations, dream for America, dream for Iran, dream for Israel, dream for Russia, dream For China. Dream to reach the people that nobody's reaching. Dream for the foster care kids. Dream for the teenagers. Dream for the young adults. Dream for the women in this church. Dream for the men in this church. Stir up the dreams.

Pastor Paul (47:22)

God.

Congregation Member (47:23)

Lord, let us hear your voice. Let us say yes. God, we give you our yes.

Pastor Paul (47:29)

Let's just begin to worship him as

Congregation Member (47:30)

you come to this altar. Just surrender to the Holy Spirit. Lord, I pray for faith.

Pastor Paul (47:37)

I pray for hope.

Congregation Member (47:39)

I pray for peace. I pray for joy. God, I pray that you would awaken the streamers in this church. God's not finished yet, Jacob. God's not finished yet, Joseph. God's not finished yet. He's not finished with you yet. He's not finished with your story. He's not finished with your testimony. He's not finished with your dreams. He's not finished with your dreams. He still has your dreams. The dream is still alive. Oh, Lord, awaken the dreams. Awaken the dreams. Awaken the dreams.

Pastor Paul (48:19)

Moment, God.

Congregation Member (48:21)

I thank you, Lord, for a fresh dream. God, I pray, Lord, for faith. He's not done with you yet. He's not done with you yet. He's not done with your daughter. He's not done with your mother. He's not done with that dream inside your heart.

Pastor Paul (48:38)

He's not done with your dad.

Congregation Member (48:46)

Lord, I receive your vision.

Worship Leader (48:54)

Alive to come alive in the name of Jesus Come alive in the name of Jesus this is the house of miracle we bring everything Lord we bring everything to the feet of Jesus Everything in the name of Jesus this is a house of miracles Come alive, come alive in the name of Jesus Jesus Come alive in the name of Jesus this is the house of you. God I believe you're working all things for God and I'll fix my eyes on him God I receive your vision God I believe you're working all things for God I still believe I still believe you're moving I still believe I still believe God I believe you're working all things for God and I fix my eyes on heaven God, I receive your vision God, I believe you worthy all things for God so we sing Come alive in the name of Jesus Come alive oh in the name of Jesus this is a house of miracle oh we bring everything to the feet of.

Pastor Paul (51:11)

Lord I pray for healing I pray for a dream of healing and victory and strength in Jesus name the devil is defeated.

Worship Leader (51:28)

Come come alive Come alive Come alive Come alive this is a house of miracles. And when he moves and when we pray we stood a wall now stands away where every promise is amen. And when he moves and when we pray we stood a wall now stands away where every promise is Amen.

Pastor Paul (52:11)

I was going to wait to share what happens with Jacob next week, but I just. I want to say it to someone today that may not be here next week. Jacob grieves for 22 years. But the day came about seven chapters later where the brothers had their moment of healing with Joseph. And they went back to their dad and they said, dad, he's still alive. Jacob couldn't believe it. He was overwhelmed. When they told him in verse 25 of Genesis 45, they said, you son is still alive. The son you thought was dead. The son you thought was lost is found. The son you thought was dead is still alive. In fact, God turned it all for good. He's now in a place, in a position I just speak this over someone in the room that you've been standing for, something that looks dead. The devil wants to whisper, finality wants to say, it's over, it's dead. We met with someone in prison this last week, that the story is still being written, and I can't even say who it was, but it's an important person in our state that's in prison. And as someone from our church went to minister to this person, the enemy just loves to hang that bloody coat in your face to say, it's over, it's done. And just a reminder to say, life is still worth living. God is not finished with you yet. You're not dead yet. And the calling that God has for you is not dead. God's going to use it in different ways. It might look different than it was before, it may not be where it was, but God is not finished with you. And this is a word that our church says to every person that comes to the if God's finished with somebody, there's no hope for any of us. But if we believe in the scriptures of Jesus Christ that his mercy and his grace is still alive for all of us today, that even when he looked at a criminal on a cross and said, I will see you one day with me in paradise, that Jesus speaks over you a better word, even though the blood of the goats was speaking a word of finality and condemnation and shame, God speaks a better word. And God's word speaks through the blood of Jesus, not the blood of goats, but the blood of a spotless lamb that says, you are forgiven, you are redeemed, you are a child of God and you are not done yet. I'm so thankful that God is not finished with your story. Just pray for this with me. Say, Jesus, I believe you died on the cross for my sins. You rose from the grave and I receive your forgiveness. I repent. I turn to you, God, I want your help. I want your dream for my life. Holy Spirit, help me to live the God dream. Your kingdom come, your will be done in my life as it is in heaven. And God, I thank you that you're not finished. And my best days are still in front of me. And I have victory in my life because Jesus lives in me. Come on.

Congregation Member (55:11)

If you believe it, say amen and amen.